make a 3 W coupe out of a PU cab

Yeah, ZZ Iron, nothing there NOT to like. FrankenPlymouth was MARRIED to every detail on this for MONTHS -- even went back, cut, re-welded, re-selamed. He's a home-grown genius if there ever was one.

Shoot, I thought about truck cabs a lot, but I don't have the eye & talent he does. Especially for a "Newbie," he don't SEEM like it! LOL

 

Out in the shop today doing a little more fine tuning on the body. If anybody has a early mopar front straight axle or some gasser/van axle in the portland/vancouver area email me. Thanks, Ray

 

Dude..

Fantastic.

 

Man, Your truck . . oops, I mean your coupe is really coming together ! I don't think tah anyone would ever guess that the body was a truck cab. Keep up the great work.

41 Dave

 

here it is with a haircut...

 

Wow.. Fucking amazing...

 

Too much chop.

I like it the way the guy built it.

 

Frankinplymouth said earlier on that he´s 6´4" or something. Thats why no chop!

 

FrankinPlymouth, not to get the cart ahead of the horse here, but have you given much thought to what you wanna see for the interior & dash yet?

 

Damn what a nice project. Can't wait to see more progress.

 

So this week i picked up a couple 36 mopar front axles. I hope to make it roll some on all 4. Thanks to Dan a fellow Hamber for one of the axles. Ray

 

Wow! That is truly awesome, great job!

 

Ray, it was nice to meet you yesterday. I hope the axle works out for you, I'm glad to have a connection to your project if only a small one. It would be cool to see our cars on the road together someday.

Dan

 

You know,I saw the title for this thread and thought- Oh boy,here we go another R-Rod.
But you sir have vision,talent and determination.
Well done.
You will never see another one driving down the road.

 

dam'n man... you have a gift i could only wish for... i usually avoid these truck to ??? threads like the plague

have you picked out a color yet? i think it's totally worthy of a "heavy flake" job... like this http://www.rodandcustommagazine.com/featuredvehicles/0811rc_1932_ford_five_window_coupe/index.html

have you finalized your wheel/tire combo and frame rake yet? i betcha some nice tall cheater slicks next to the cutouts you made would look awesome if you are going for a gasser look... blue or orange tinted glass... and maybe a homebrewed hood top with a scoop sticking out the top and some drag pipes and... blah blah blah

i know where there's a ton of pickup cabs up here... thanks for the inspiration and i really look forward to seeing where it goes from here

"poupe"... brown metalflake... white firewall... ww pie cut radirs...


o.k.

i'll shut up now...

 

Ok so i have it as a crude roller. I think i have got the guts of the shell built and the rest will be nuts and bolts. Not to bad for a first time body build that started in Jan. I think that someone walking past the poupe at a show or swap meet would think it's a coupe of some kind and that is what i was going for. I think i will let this thread wither away for now.
Here is the build in a nutshell for those just tuning in. 36 Dodge 2 ton fire truck cab,3" chop,cab extended 6", recrowned roof and slanted back with a coupe style roof insert. hand built tail,quarters and louvered trunk lid.
Truck grill with 7" out of the height and 2" out of the girth at the bottom. Widows peak center bar added. Drivetrain is a 440/727/8.8 rear and 36 mopar front axle. Will build as a altered/gasser style racer. Thanks for the support. My next build will be better!!!!!!Ray in Oregon

 

Nuttin "crude" 'bout that!
V/8

 

speechless.

 

very nice!!! and dont let it wither away...we want to see it all the way thru!

 

ditto!!!!!

 

If you decide to start another thread about the completion of the car, please announce the new chapter on this thread. I will stay subscribed and look forward to the announcement and completion of a great project.

 

wow! and he finished it! well, almost, but the body work is complete and its an amazing transformation! kudos heaped heavily upon ya.

 

OH MAN! YOU CAN'T QUIT ON US NOW! I don't know how you could build a better one---------Incredible work, incredible vision, incredible truck----ehhh, car! Perley

 

That "poupe" dont stink!

 

9 months and a roller. GREAT JOB!

 

Ray (FrankenPlymouth) wrote: I think i will let this thread wither away for now.

Ray, you have a ton of people impressed and supportive of you, as evidenced by the accolades. But, I can IMAGINE how tired you must be. Sometimes a guy juts has to put down the tools and go recharge his mental batteries.

As you say, from here on out, it's fairly routine stuff, so if you need to take a BREAK, I would say YOU have EARNED one!

GREAT JOB, MAESTRO!

 

Damn good job on the ride!

 

Better?! Man, this is great!

 

Rodding at it's traditional AND modern-day BEST! SALUTE!